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L. H. PAGE. EGG AND FRUIT CARRIER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI H. PAGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN H. FRERK, OF SAME PLACE. A

EGG AND FRUIT CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,961, dated July 5, 1881.

- Application filed October 26, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI H. PAGE, of Ohicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fruit and Egg Carriers, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

IO The object of this invention is an improvement on Letters Patent No. 234,141, issued to me November 9, 1880, and relates to an improvement in trays or racks used as packages in transporting fruit, eggs, &c.

I 5 Figure 1 represents a plan or face view of a tray embodying my improvement, and Fig. 2 an end or side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows a tray having a series of division-slats placed thereon, and Fig. 4: shows the divisionslats as they appear when separated from the 4 tray.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a tray or rack constructed of a series of thin wooden slats, the general construction and ar- '2 5 rangement of the several parts being the same as that already shown and described in a former patent referred to above, and in view of this patent a general and detailed description is herein omitted, the description referring 3 more especially to the improvement as set forth in the claim.

The four outside slats, 13, have each alter nate end tongued and slotted, thereby adapting these ends to engage with each other and 3 5 securely lock the corners of the tray together. The transverse strips or cleats (0, attached to the slotted ends of the slats 13, serve the purpose of preventing the ends from splitting out. The strips a are of wood and are secured to 40 the slats by the use of. glue-or other adhesive composition.

As shown in the patent herein referred to, the division-slats are independent ofeach other and are placed loosely in position on the trays,

4 5 the ends being cut down and made to fit into rectangular notches in the edges of the outside slats, 13, so as to retain the division-slats in place and at regular intervals apart. This form of construction and arrangement of the division-slats was found to be objectionable in practical use, from the fact that it required too much time to remove and replace these slats one by one each time when packing or unpacking-the trays, and the division-slats were also found in some instances to work out 5 5 of place when the trays were packed in cases, and were also liable to be lost or mislaid.

These objectionable features are sought to be removed by the present improvement, which consists in connecting each end ofthe divisionslats 16 to the strips a, running at right angles thereto, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. The series of division-slats are attached to the strips to by means of any suitable adhesive composition, and are placed atregnlar 6 5- intervals apart, so as to lie directly over the center of each row of cells in the trays, and at the same time insure a thorough ventilation, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This arrangement permits the strips to to drop down on a level with the slats 13, and thereby prevents an endwise movement of the division -slats. This form of construction renders it unnecessary that the ends of the division-slats should be tenoned so as to form shoulders bearing on the inside upper edge of the two outside slats, as shown and described in the patent referred to above, for the reason that the horizontal strips (4/, to which the series of division-slats 16 are attached, prevent them from having a lateral or endwise movement.

Matters contained or shown herein referring to the structure of the tray itself or the fastenin g together of the ends of the strips forming the same are not claimed herein, but are reserved to form the subject of my separate application, the serial number whereof is 27,119.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a fruit and egg carrier, the combination, with the tray A, of the series of horizontal di vision-slats 16, adapted to en gage with notches placed at regular intervals in the upper edges of the two outside slats, 13, running at right 5 angles thereto, and the strips a, to which the series of slats 16 are attached, and which serve to retain the same in proper position relative to each other, all constructed and arranged as herein described.

LEVI H. PAGE. W'itnesses:

H. A. AsKILDsEN, ALBERTINE FRERK. 

